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Red meat processing cost to operate analysis 2025

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

Problem Australian red meat processors operate in a global market however do not have a clear understanding of our relative cost to operate (and the relative impact of domestic regulatory costs) compared with international competitors (New Zealand, USA, Brazil and Argentina). Solution The project will update the previous international cost...

17 Sep 2025 - 1 Jul 2026

New South Wales, Australia

SG Heilbron Pty Ltd

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Trump trade strategy and implications for the red meat industry

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

Research, analysis and preparation of a Briefing on President Trump’s trade strategy and its implications for the red meat industry, including identifying the key issues, scenarios and options for AMPC in research investment and potential initiatives and positions that the industry should consider in advancing its interests with stakeholders.

6 Jun 2025 - 21 Jul 2025

New South Wales, Australia

SG Heilbron Pty Ltd

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Australian Rural Leadership Program - Course 33

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

The Australian Rural Leadership Program is aimed at producing a network of informed, capable, and ethical leaders who are able to work collaboratively to advance the interests of their industries, businesses, communities and rural Australia in general. AMPC annually sponsors one scholar from the red meat processing industry.

9 Feb 2026 - 1 Feb 2029

New South Wales, Australia

Australian Rural Leadership Foundation Limited

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Innovation Manager Program 2023-2025 [Western Meat Packers Group]

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

Under this project the processor will engage a person to be employed as an Innovation Manager (generalist) in accordance with the AMPC Innovation Manager Guidelines (AMPC Guidelines). The project will run for three years, and the processor is committed to undertaking obligations as outlined in the AMPC Guidelines. The cohort...

27 Jul 2025 - 30 Nov 2026

New South Wales, Australia

The Western Meat Processors Unit Trust T/A Western Meat Packers

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Validation (and Training) of Ergonomic Phone Apps

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

The red meat processing industry continues to face challenges in reducing musculoskeletal injuries, despite improvements in safety performance across some processors such as JBS Southern. Traditional ergonomic assessments rely on highly qualified professionals, who are often not readily available or retained in processing environments. At the same time, new mobile...

16 Sep 2025 - 15 Jul 2026

New South Wales, Australia

JBS Australia Pty Limited

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Pilot of risk based process monitoring

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

This project is an extension of 2024-1004 and proposes an industry trial of the risk based monitoring of visible contamination resulting from plant processes. Risk-based process monitoring follows the development of a risk-based proposal for managing visible contamination on product and will complete the move from Meat Hygiene Assessment (MHA)...

2 Jun 2025 - 28 Nov 2025

New South Wales, Australia

University of Adelaide

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SafePassAI: AI-Powered Hygiene & Safety Compliance Monitoring

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

Compliance of workers with hygiene requirements is absolutely essential for meat production and is closely monitored by plants, particularly where there may be a significant number of new staff entering the plant on a regular basis. Monitoring can be very resource intensive for plants. Technology provides a potential solution for...

28 Jul 2025 - 20 Jan 2026

New South Wales, Australia

Advanced Analytics Australia

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Behavioural Change Assessment for AI Monitoring of animal welfare

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

The Argus AI system has demonstrated capability in detecting critical animal welfare events including electric goad use, re-stunning, and mishandling through APMC Project 2024-1093. However, the impact of this system on staff behaviour and broader welfare outcomes remains unclear and is an important for processors wishing to adopt this technology....

14 Oct 2025 - 16 Nov 2026

New South Wales, Australia

Impetus Animal Welfare Ltd

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Digital reporting of animal welfare incidents at processing establishments

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

Animal welfare outcomes on plants continue to cause concern for industry stakeholders and potentially threaten the social licence of processors to operate. One area that may assist in addressing these concerns is support for processors to comply with good animal welfare outcomes. This project will create a set of guidance...

15 Jul 2025 - 29 May 2026

New South Wales, Australia

Think Digital Studios Pty Ltd

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Role of Red Meat in Society Website

The project will establish an independent, high quality, web based authoritative scientific reference website relating to the interaction of animal agriculture and meat with human nutrition and health, environmental, animal and societal impact. While existing peer reviewed literature within these topics is extensive, it is dispersed and difficult to access...

14 Jul 2025 - 31 May 2026

Meat & Livestock Australia Limited (MLA)

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Red meat processing cost to operate analysis 2025

Trump trade strategy and implications for the red meat industry

Australian Rural Leadership Program - Course 33

Innovation Manager Program 2023-2025 [Western Meat Packers Group]

Validation (and Training) of Ergonomic Phone Apps

Pilot of risk based process monitoring

SafePassAI: AI-Powered Hygiene & Safety Compliance Monitoring

Behavioural Change Assessment for AI Monitoring of animal welfare

Digital reporting of animal welfare incidents at processing establishments

Role of Red Meat in Society Website

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